BERLIN (AP) — A panel mediating between German public sector employers and labor unions has put forward a compromise proposal to avert further strikes over pay. Mediators on Saturday proposed a raise of 5.5% on top of a fixed 200-euro monthly increase for the millions of people that work in the public sector. The panel
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in coastal Kenya found 15 emaciated parishioners on the property of a church pastor, and four of the people died after the group was rescued and taken to a hospital, authorities said. Police officials said investigators received a tip that dozens of people were starving to death after their pastor
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Christian worshippers thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday to celebrate the ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” an ancient ritual that sparked tensions this year with the Israeli police. In the annual ceremony that has been observed for over a millennium, a flame
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist More than 50 million people are under the threat of severe storms Saturday from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. Some of these same areas are still cleaning up from severe storms over the previous few weeks. “Severe thunderstorms capable of large to very large hail and damaging gusts
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Ireland’s president has led tributes to Mark Sheehan, guitarist with Irish rock band The Script, after his death at the age of 46. The band said Sheehan died in a hospital on Friday after a brief illness. In a statement, The Script called him a “much loved husband, father, brother, band mate
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El primer ministro de Japón, Fumio Kishida, fue evacuado ileso este sábado después de una explosión en un lugar donde estaba dando un discurso al aire libre. Las imágenes de video publicadas por la cadena pública japonesa NHK mostraban a miembros del público huyendo y a un hombre arrestado luego de
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN YouTube superstar MrBeast has spoken out against transphobic comments directed at his friend and collaborator Chris Tyson. Tyson, one of MrBeast’s long-time collaborators who often appears in the creator’s widely popular videos, has documented their experience with hormone replacement therapy, one form of gender-affirming medical care, on social media. Tyson uses
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN Though millions of Americans are expected to be kicked off of Medicaid in coming months, they don’t all have to be left uninsured. But it could take some work to regain health coverage. “For a lot of people, this can be a very disruptive period of time,” said Sabrina Corlette, co-director
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — A passenger bus carrying dozens of members of a music troupe slid off a highway and fell into a gorge in western India on Saturday, killing 13 people and injuring 29 others, police said. The bus was on its way to Mumbai, India’s financial capital, in Maharashtra state, from Pune city,
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise France’s retirement age from 62 to 64 has been enacted into law. Macron’s signature and publication in the Official Journal of the French Republic allowed the law to enter into force on Saturday. A French government spokesperson says the authorized changes will start being
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise France’s retirement age from 62 to 64 has been enacted into law. Macron’s signature and publication in the Official Journal of the French Republic allowed the law to enter into force on Saturday. A French government spokesperson says the authorized changes will start being
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Here’s a rarity: All five teams from one division are going to the NBA playoffs. And they pulled that off in a year where a division champion almost didn’t get there. All five teams from the Pacific Division have made the NBA playoffs. The postseason opens Saturday and those
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — “Nuclear power, no thanks!” What was once a slogan found on the bumper of many a German car became a reality Saturday, as the country shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants in line with a long-planned transition toward renewable energy. The shutdown of Emsland, Neckarwestheim
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Beijing is protesting U.S. sanctions against additional Chinese companies over their alleged attempts to evade U.S. export controls on Russia, calling it an illegal move that endangers global supply chains. The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday placed five firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong on its “entity list,” barring them
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Beijing is protesting U.S. sanctions against additional Chinese companies over their alleged attempts to evade U.S. export controls on Russia, calling it an illegal move that endangers global supply chains. The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday placed five firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong on its “entity list,” barring them
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s first earth observation satellite has been launched into space after two aborted attempts earlier in the week. The African country’s Taifa-1 was among the satellites on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday. The rocket’s launch
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s first earth observation satellite has been launched into space after two aborted attempts earlier in the week. The African country’s Taifa-1 was among the satellites on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday. The rocket’s launch
Continue ReadingBy JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A civil society organization in eastern Congo says a rebel group in Ituri province killed at least 42 people. The organization’s president says three towns in Djugu territory were attacked by the CODECO militia group on Friday. The army confirmed the attack and said it was
Continue ReadingKHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force battled fiercely in the capital and other areas, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict. A doctors’ syndicate said Sunday the death toll rose to 56, with at least 595 people wounded. The
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Erica and Aaron Parker first had their Loveland, Ohio, home appraised in 2020. It was a competitive selling market, they had made several renovations to the home, and houses in the neighborhood were generally selling above the asking price. The couple expected the house to be valued at the list
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